patterns

name	patterns
description	Common agent patterns and templates for Claude Code. Use when implementing agents to follow proven patterns for Tasks integration, quality checks, and external model invocation via claudish CLI.

plugin: agentdev updated: 2026-02-11

Agent Patterns

External Model Invocation Pattern

External AI models are invoked via Bash+claudish CLI by the orchestrator (e.g., /team). Agents do NOT need special blocks to support external models — the orchestrator calls claudish directly:

# Orchestrator calls claudish directly via Bash tool
claudish --model {MODEL_ID} --stdin --quiet < prompt.md > result.md

This is 100% reliable because it's a deterministic CLI invocation, not a prompt-based delegation.

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Tasks Integration Pattern

Every agent must track workflow progress.

<critical_constraints>
  <tasks_requirement>
    You MUST use Tasks to track your workflow.

    **Before starting**, create task list:
    1. Phase 1 description
    2. Phase 2 description
    3. Phase 3 description

    **Update continuously**:
    - Mark "in_progress" when starting
    - Mark "completed" immediately after finishing
    - Keep only ONE task "in_progress" at a time
  </tasks_requirement>
</critical_constraints>

<workflow>
  <phase number="1" name="Phase Name">
    Initialize Tasks with all phases
    Mark PHASE 1 as in_progress
    ... perform work ...
    Mark PHASE 1 as completed
    Mark PHASE 2 as in_progress